Folding cupboard.



PATENTED JULY 10, 1906. R. G. RUSSELLp FOLDING CUPBOARD.

APPLIUATIOH FILED AUG. 3. 1905.

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No. 825,484. PATENTS!) JULY 10, 1906. R. c. RUSSELL.

FOLDING CUPBOARD.

APPLIUATIOH FILED AUG. 3, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT O. RUSSELL, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO RICHMOND FURNITURE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, A

' CORPORATION.

FOLDING CUPBOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J'uly 10, 1906.

Application filed August 8, 1905. Burial Ho. $3,469.

citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Richmond, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, (whose post-office address is Richmond, Indiana,) have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Foldin Cupboards, of which t e following is a speci catlon, which when taken in connec tion with the accompanying drawin s, forming a part thereof, 1s sufiiciently c ear and concise as to enable others skilled in the art to which this invention relates to make and use the same.

In this invention my object, broadly speakis the provision of improvements in furni ure, said improvements being more Blarticularlyap licable to on boards or the e, which may Rae com ose of a minimum of parts and which wil be neat, artistic, and at. tractive in appearance, compact and symmetrical in proportions, strong and durable in construction, while at the same time having means whereby they may be folded or packed within a comparatively small compass oi space.

A more specific object is the provision of a cupboard or the like so constructed as to admlt of its being transported in knockdown' condition,-whereby it may be frei hted nnder the captionof "K. D. fiatt at is, in packages of less than six inches in thickness, and further, to provide means whereby the cupboard maybe easil and uickly assembled when desired; an fins y, further ob jects are to provide a on board which may be easily taken apart for o eanin or for movement from place to place, w ch will beef such simple construction that it may be easily assembled or disassembled by one having had no previous experience therewith, and, further, to provide a cupboard which can be .manufactured and sold at a comparatively low price.

Other objects and specific advantages of m. invention will be made apparent 1n the 0 lowing specification from an inspection of the drawings and from the claims hereunto ap ended.

y present invention consists in improvements in furniture, a cupboard, embodying new and useful features and details of construction and the relative dispositionof the several parts, substantially as particularly describedelsewhere in this specification, and in the legitimate combinations herein set forth and colligated in the appended claims.

One manner of carrying out my invention,

and that which in practice has been found to be the most desirable, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fi ure 1 is a perspective view of a cupboar complete constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the rear portion and the sides of my cupboard, the separable arts being removed, one of the sides bem inv its normal position the other side he olded. Fig. 3 shows the body of my culp card ready for packing and containing al the parts except the top and the drawers, which are shown in 6 and the shelves, which are shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 4 is a view taken in cross-section on the line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a side'cr ed e view of the parts and the condition taken on the line Z Z of Fi 6.

' Similar reference characters enote and refor to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

With all of the above-designated views in mind I wili now take up the detail descri tion of my invention and will describe t e various parts and the operations as briefly and compactly as I may.

In the drawings the letter A denotes the back of my cupboard, formed of a plurality of boards or the like joined together and of a dimension the same asthe length and width of the cupboard being formed.

The indices B and B denote the two side stri s extending out from either-ed e of the bee and bein permanently securef thereto.

The numerasl, 2, 3, 4,5, and 6 denote cross strips or subshelves of same width as the side strips B and B, which when the cupboard is assembled form a portion of the respective shelves, and said cross-strips are permanently secured to the back A and to the side strips thus forming a rigid and solid cabinet of approximate y one -fourth the depth that the assembled on board will have.

shown in 2.

The indices C and C denote the two folding side members of the cupboard of same length as the side strips B and B and of a width such as to make the cupboard the de sired depth. Said end members may be plain or paneled, as shown in the drawings. The side men'lbers (l and C have their inner edges hinged to the outer edges of the side strips B and B, respectively, by means of the hinges a, b, and c for the member C and hinges d, e, and f for the member C, said hinges being located on the inside of the cupboard, as shown, whereby the members C and (1 will fold inward against the crossstrips 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, or they may be opened out in a line with the side strips B and B, as shown in Fig. 1.

Permanently secured across the inner face of the member C are the cleats 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, the upper edges thereof being located on a line with the lower edges of their respective cross-strips 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and similar cleats are likewise secured across the inner face of the member 0, but do not appear in the drawings by reason of the member C being folded in Fig. 2.

The letter D denotes the front or frame portion of my cupboard, having the comparatively large upper openings to be closed y the doors E and E and the lower openings to be closed by the doors F and F, and between the said upper arid lower openings are the two openings S and S for the drawers G and G. The dimensions of the front D correspond substantially with the dimensions of the back A, and when the members C and C are both opened out to the positions shown by the member C in Fig. 2 the said front D may be brought a ainst the outer edges of the members 0 an C, as shown in Fig. 1, and may then be secured thereto by the screws 12, 13, and 14 on one side and the screws 15, 16, and 17 on the other.

After the above the next thin in order in the assemblin of this cupboard is placing in position the s elves 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, which shelves are of same width as is the members 0 and C and of same length and thickness as are the cross-strips 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, and they are rested in position on the said cleats which are secured across the inner faces of the members 0 and 0, being joined on their rear edges to the respective crossstri s 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

e removable guides and supports for the drawers G and G are shown most clearly in Fig. 4 and are denominated by the letters H, I, and J, said guides and sup orts being sup ported in the rear by the bloc s K, L, and M, respectively, said blocks being gained in their upper edges to receive the respective uides, as shown. The said guides H, I, and are to be su orted in front by the blocks denominated secured to the inner face of the frame D at y the letters N, O, and P, which are points oppositely dis osed to the aforesaid set of blocks, and the locks N, O, and P are gained in their upper edges to receive the orward ends of the guides H, I, and J, respectively.

The removable to for my cupboard is denoted by the letter and it consists of an inclosing frame of which the front ornament forms a part, which, together with the end members thereof, is adapted to extend down over and inclose the upper end of the assembled cupboard, as indicated in Fig. 7, carrying a top board or shelf partly inclosed by said ornament and the ends to join or overlap the cross-strip 1, and thus complete the closure of the top of the cupboard, substantiall as shown.

T e upper front edges of the cross-strips 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are beveled off in order to form a channel when the shelves are all in position, in which channel plates or the like may rest, leaning against the back A.

When the construction above described is assembled as indicated,it will assume the appearance shown in Fig. 1 of the drawin s.

It is now a parent that my on board may be disassemblbd and made ready or shipment by first liftin the top R and then removing the drawers and G and placing them in the top, as shown in Fig. 6, in which position the top and the drawers may be crated or wra ped for shi ment. I next remove the gui es H, I, and ,and thenremove the shelves 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, and then remove the screws 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, by which I am then enabled to remove the front D. I then fold the members 0 and C in upon the edges of the cross-stri s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6,wrapping and placing sai guides and screws on one of the spaces thereunder, or said guides and screws may be placed in one of the aforementioned drawers. I then turn the frame D face about and brin its face to and coinciding with the bod o the cupboard, as shown in Fig. 3. The s elves 18, 19,20, 21, and 22 may then be laid across over the front, and then the parts will have assumed the collapsed condition, substantially as shown in Fig. 5, and the whole may then be inclosed b any suitable cratin when it will be rea y for shi ment as .D. flat.

rom the above description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have produced an improved article of furniture which embodies the objects and advantages above referred to and other objects and advantages not alluded to, but which are ap arent.

While I have illustrate and described the best means now known to me for carr ing out my invention in a practical manner, desire that it be fully understood that I do not restrict myself to the exact details of the construction shown and described, but hold that any changes or variations therein as would suggest themselves to the ordinary mechanic wouldclearly fall within the limits and scope of my invention.

Having now fully shown and described my invention, .What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A cupboard comprising a rigid back portion rovided with shelves and sides therefor, olding sides hinged to the permanent sides, a removable front frame adapted to be connected to the folding sides, a removable overlapping top, removable shelves corresponding to the permanent shelves, a pair of drawers, and removable guides for said drawers, all combined substantially as'and for the purposes set forth.

2. A foldin cupboard having a rigid cabinet portion o shallow depth, side members hinged to said cabinet ortion to increase the de th of the cupboar a front frame securab e to the front edges of the side members, doors and drawers operative in apertures in said frame, guides for sup orting the drawers, means for supporting t e guides, removable shelves supported by the side members and alining with the shelves of the cabinet portion, and a removable top therefor, all substantialiy as shown and described.

3. A folding cupboard comprising a back portion having permanent sides and pluralit T of cross-strips forming shelves, a pair of fo ding side members hinged to the sides of the back portion, a front frame securable to the forward edges of said folding members and having openings therein for doors and drawers, guides on which the drawers may rest or operate, su ports for said guides, a top portion adapts to overlap the upper end of the cupboard, and a luralit of removable sheives, all substantia 1y as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two sub scribing Witnesses, Jul 31, 1905.

ROB RT C. RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

ELMER M. CONAHA, R. W. Batman. 

